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- The failed experiment entitled “California”.
Hadn’t done a sport mode race since the Interlagos round last season, figured Nords would be a good round to make my lowly-anticipated comeback
Woke up yesterday morning and hit the last oceanic slot just to get the feel back. Qualified with a 7:56 which was good enough for 6th. Worked my way up to 3rd by lap 4, and got disconnected mid way through lap
5. So goes it.
Made some breakfast and coffee, had a BM, then hit the last EMEA slot with hopes of getting into a drop split lobby for some points. Ended up in a 299 point lobby, and after some early qualifying lap mistakes, I clawed my way to a 7:56.1 - good enough for 9th.
Predictably got rear-ended on T1-L1, with me getting rear spoiler damage and the perpetrator getting nothing. Found out quickly that rear damage doesn’t necessarily affect your handling, but you lose acceleration and a good 4-5 mph in each gear. Despite all this, I somehow found my way into 6th place at the end of lap 1 - which kinda forced my hand into NOT pitting for damage. In hindsight, I’m not sure what would have been the better move, because one by one, I got picked off on the faster parts of the track, and finished a very distant 9th
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I knew I would be 1-and-done on my main regardless of how it played out. Mainly because I had football to watch, but also because I didn’t have much interest in manhandling my wheel for anymore than one last race (how good has the FFB got over the past couple updates!)
I botched qually with a lot of mistakes and a 7:57 to show for it, but somehow managed a 6th. P1-5 were all in the 7:51-54 range, but it looked like everyone behind me had problems too.
Miraculously, I somehow managed to survive the first turn melee. And from there, we all just filed into line after the GP circuit, for some very close and intense racing. Got my first position up to 5th when a Supra went wide at Schnitzelwhateveritscalled turn (although he would later return) and then got my next field promotion to 4th when a Lambo went wide at Doppelgängerwhateveritscalled turn on lap 2.
Over the course of our 3rd journey through hell, I was able to slowly gain time on the fuchsia-colored McLaren ahead of me. By the time we got to the second carousel and the aforementioned Doppelgängerwhateveritscalled turn, I was firmly in his slip and was able to make the pass down Entschuldigungwhateveritscalledlongassstraight.
Lap 4 and 5 was spent trying to reel in the Renault ahead of me. Honestly it was just a game of cat and mouse from afar - as we both gained and lost time on each other whenever one of us made a mistake
Here’s a few photos:
Lap 1 carousel. The Supra behind me is the one that went wide at Schnitzelwhateveritscalled corner.
The Team COTW 458 was WFO all day. “Kerbs? We don’t need no STINKIN’ KERBS!”
By lap 3, P2-5 were all in a pretty intense train. That was until, our old buddy in the Supra decided to check out of the conversation for good
Slingshot….. ENGAGED!!!
That’s P2 off in the distance taking the checkers. What's hidden behind the helmet in the mirror, is me…. ugly crying.
P3 for 265 points. Best job I’ve ever had…
Woke up yesterday morning and hit the last oceanic slot just to get the feel back. Qualified with a 7:56 which was good enough for 6th. Worked my way up to 3rd by lap 4, and got disconnected mid way through lap
5. So goes it.
Made some breakfast and coffee, had a BM, then hit the last EMEA slot with hopes of getting into a drop split lobby for some points. Ended up in a 299 point lobby, and after some early qualifying lap mistakes, I clawed my way to a 7:56.1 - good enough for 9th.
Predictably got rear-ended on T1-L1, with me getting rear spoiler damage and the perpetrator getting nothing. Found out quickly that rear damage doesn’t necessarily affect your handling, but you lose acceleration and a good 4-5 mph in each gear. Despite all this, I somehow found my way into 6th place at the end of lap 1 - which kinda forced my hand into NOT pitting for damage. In hindsight, I’m not sure what would have been the better move, because one by one, I got picked off on the faster parts of the track, and finished a very distant 9th
//////
I knew I would be 1-and-done on my main regardless of how it played out. Mainly because I had football to watch, but also because I didn’t have much interest in manhandling my wheel for anymore than one last race (how good has the FFB got over the past couple updates!)
I botched qually with a lot of mistakes and a 7:57 to show for it, but somehow managed a 6th. P1-5 were all in the 7:51-54 range, but it looked like everyone behind me had problems too.
Miraculously, I somehow managed to survive the first turn melee. And from there, we all just filed into line after the GP circuit, for some very close and intense racing. Got my first position up to 5th when a Supra went wide at Schnitzelwhateveritscalled turn (although he would later return) and then got my next field promotion to 4th when a Lambo went wide at Doppelgängerwhateveritscalled turn on lap 2.
Over the course of our 3rd journey through hell, I was able to slowly gain time on the fuchsia-colored McLaren ahead of me. By the time we got to the second carousel and the aforementioned Doppelgängerwhateveritscalled turn, I was firmly in his slip and was able to make the pass down Entschuldigungwhateveritscalledlongassstraight.
Lap 4 and 5 was spent trying to reel in the Renault ahead of me. Honestly it was just a game of cat and mouse from afar - as we both gained and lost time on each other whenever one of us made a mistake
Here’s a few photos:
Lap 1 carousel. The Supra behind me is the one that went wide at Schnitzelwhateveritscalled corner.
The Team COTW 458 was WFO all day. “Kerbs? We don’t need no STINKIN’ KERBS!”
By lap 3, P2-5 were all in a pretty intense train. That was until, our old buddy in the Supra decided to check out of the conversation for good
Slingshot….. ENGAGED!!!
That’s P2 off in the distance taking the checkers. What's hidden behind the helmet in the mirror, is me…. ugly crying.
P3 for 265 points. Best job I’ve ever had…
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